Sunday, May 22, 2011

Rolls royce Owner's Club

In these days of public prurience and celebrity superinjunctions, it's refreshing to learn that there is another way to deal with the vagaries of an extramarital affair.

Exactly a century ago, the 6in sculpture that would become known the world over as the Spirit of Ecstasy appeared for the first time on the bonnet of a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Along with the three-pointed star of Mercedes-Benz, the winged B of Bentley and, of course, the leaping cat of Jaguar, it is perhaps the most famous motoring emblem of them all – and she has stood proudly, arms outstretched, diaphanous dress rippling in the wind, on the bonnet of every Rolls-Royce built since May 1911. But the Flying Lady is not only the clue to a scandal, but also the custodian of a tragic secret.

Rolls royce

Rolls royce

Rolls royce

Rolls royce

Rolls royce

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